| The term "Web 2.0" (2004-present) is commonly associated with web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0) | |||
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Bookmark-Resources-Share |
Website - Blogs - Social Networking |
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| diigo - collect and oganize any type of file on this bookmarking site - can share on mobile devices | edmodo Social networking site for learning in real time. Here's a video to explain it. | ||
| delicious - you can easily create a Web page of bookmarks for your students to use - or better yet, have them build a delicious site organizing their own bookmarks | Schoology - a digital classroom similar to Moodle, but looks more like Facebook. Watch the demo by clicking on upper right link on their home page. | ||
| Gooru organizes subject content: Digital textbooks, teacher videos, interactive projects and games and quizzes.Lots of resources | Scoop It is an online magazine - use it to insert information from a classroom project, supply info to parents, etc. | ||
| Primary Pad - like Google doc - can share document and edit in Real Time | Weebly - easy way to create a free website - drag & drop Website builder. | ||
| Symbaloo is an organizational bookmarking site that gives you a grid to place important bookmarks and files too. . YouTube video about Symbaloo | Wiggio - Makes it easy to work in groups. creeate a private list-serve and Web address for your group, host mmetings, manage calendar events, upload files to shared folder, create to-do lists, asssign tasks, send email, text, and voice messages, and poll your group. | ||
| Studyladder is a highly effective, logically organized, Mathematics and Literacy program. Students login to access learning materials | Wikispaces - contain a project within one page - discussion area - student pages - inserting multi-media | ||
Flip Instruction |
Wix - easy way to make a Flash-based Website... great way to create a project with photos and text... music, videos, etc. Here's how... | ||
Innovative Educator Consulting - Great resources for infusing flip teaching and thinking |
WordPress Blogging / Website (we will be housing this on a Plymouth server) | ||
| Yola - easy way to create a Website - free. | |||
Audio & Video in Presentations |
Using Words in an Unusual Way |
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| Animoto - Video slideshows where you can easily add photos, video clips, and music. | Bubbl.us Electronic graphic organizer - brainstorm online | ||
| Audio Boo - create audio eashilty and share. Downloadable app or record right online. | Concept Board - real time annotation, collaboration, comments and more. Excellent for highlighting, curating, adding to, etc. |
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| Blabberize - a pretty unique audio program that makes characters talk. | Kerpoof - Make a card, a movie, a picture or tell a story in an electronic book. More elementary, but very fun... lesson plans included. | ||
| Empressr Another way to make a slideshow and share it publicly. | My Ebook - Have students build a book and publish it for free. | ||
| Glogster Electronic posters come alive - great way to organize and present information... students sign up through email or teachers import .csv spreadsheet. | Popplet - Electronic organizer for thoughts...Record ideas, create galleries, explore ideas, include pictures, video, photos, etc. | ||
| iCharts - an easy way to create charts online | Storyjumper - Great way to get kids to write... create an online book... parents can buy a hard copy if they want. | ||
| Prezi - Innovative way to share presentation online... create game-changing presentations (video) | Tagxedo - Like Wordle, except you can incorporate images with the text, like Abe Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address. | ||
| Slide Rocket - an online presentation app that allows real time collaboration | TW History Students or volunteers pick a well-documented historical event. They pick real historical figures who were at that event, and create tweets based on original source documentation. These tweets are then scheduled to be broadcast in real time. The end result is a virtual reenactment of a historical event, broadcast in real time. |
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Slideshare - a way for students to load their presentations online for easy access. |
Wallwisher - an online Notice Board - can be used to share ideas (text, video, audio, etc.) | ||
| Spicynodes - Exceptional way to display and organize thoughts and words | Wordle - create a collage of words from text... great for a discussion starter or analyzation of important words. | ||
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Scratch- definitely an enrichment for students who want a challenge. Presentation created using some programming... doesn't look too hard...created by MIT students | ||
| Timetoast - have students create a timeline to better understand events | |||
| WebSlides by diigo - turn bookmarks into a Web Page slide show where you can annotate, curate, have meaningful discussions. Awesome! | |||
| VoiceThread - can comment on any presentation - write/record voice on documents, photos, or videos - Class subscriptions $10/month or $60/year | |||
| Warning Sign Generator - Makes a Warning sign with a message quickly... download sign when finished. Other signs available. | |||
File Management |
Fun Stuff to Motivate Your Students |
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| online-convert.com Convert media free, fast and online. No software installation needed. | Aviary - editing applications for images, audio, music, etc. There are tutorials to help you get started - now found in Google Apps | ||
| zamzar.com Another way to convert files - up to 100MB for free. Sends file to your email. | Bitstrips - make a comic strip | ||
| Museum Box Really weird way to present materials in a cube/box presentation... used for history, but I think it could be for anything. | |||
| DoInk - Create ArtWork to help students express a lesson | |||
Lesson Plans & Ideas |
Go! Animate 4 Schools - create animated stories for lessons. | ||
| readwritethink.org An excellent resource for lesson plans, parent and afterschool resources... you will find a link to Thinkfinity in this site too. | Storbird.com Build a story using art as your guide. | ||
| Thinkfinity - sponsored by verizon foundation... Free lesson plans and educational resources. | Study Ladder - Online English Literacy & mathematics - interactive lessons to motivate students to learn the content. | ||
| Edudemic - 30+ Creative ways to use Twitter in the classroom | ToonDoo Make a comic strip with characters and words - animations too | ||
| Edudemic - Many ideas on using social media, apps, infographics, andother technology related classroom tools. | Voki - Create an Avatar to reporesent you. Includes lesson plans and ideas. | ||